Payroll Administrator

Ramsay Health Care; Bedford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Bedford seeks a Payroll Administrator for a 12-month fixed-term contract. This full-time position will play a crucial role in ensuring accurate payroll processing and compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in high-volume payroll processing, strong knowledge of HMRC compliance, and excellent attention to detail. The role offers competitive benefits and is integral to the team's success.

Benefits

25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays

Private Pension

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Medical Cover

Life Assurance

Free Training and Development

Free Parking on site

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering high volume, hands-on, end-to-end payroll.
• Excellent working knowledge of HMRC compliance, RTI, Statutory payments.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues and Line Managers in payroll processing.
• Work with Corporate Teams to ensure accurate onboarding.
• Assist with complex troubleshooting and resolving payment queries.

Skills

High volume payroll processing

HMRC compliance

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Education

Relevant payroll qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Workday payroll

Job description

Job Description

Payroll Administrator - 12 month fixed term contract

Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Location: Bedford

The Payroll Administrator will support both the Head of Payroll and your Payroll Team members to deliver both monthly and weekly pay cycles and provide an accurate and efficient service to our employees and the wider business. You will be an integral part of the team to deliver accurate and on time pay to the Ramsay UK Bank and Contracted Workforce.

What you will do:

• Support colleagues and Line Managers to process an accurate and efficient service to our employees and the wider business

• Work with wider Corporate Teams (Workday/Recruitment/Onboarding/HR) to ensure accurate and timely on, and off boarding of starters, movers and leavers in the business

• Support with HMRC NMW enquiries

• Support with Auto-enrolment processing

• Understand the rostering system as a source of payroll data feed.

• Assist with complex troubleshooting and resolving queries around payment, tax, pension etc

• Data Security, HMRC, GDPR, Pension Compliance

What you will need:

Essential:

• Proven experience in delivering high volume, hands on, end to end payroll in a large organisation

• Excellent working knowledge of HMRC compliance, RTI, Statutory payments, NLW, GDPR and pension auto-enrolment

Desirable:

• Workday payroll

• Healthcare experience

Essential Education and Capabilities:

• Essential written and spoken communication skills

• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Flexible and adaptable, open to change

• Excellent Customer service skills

• Strong attention to detail

Preferred Education and Capabilities:

A relevant payroll qualification would be advantageous but is not essential

Benefits:

25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period

Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave

Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants

Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary

Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy

Free Parking on site (where possible)

Concerts for Carers

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords

The Blue Light Card Scheme

About us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries, with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success. We are able to support training and development to our employees, to deliver a high standard of clinical care whilst ensuring patient safety, dignity and confidentiality. We are a progressive and caring facility and support the Ramsay vision “People caring for People”. We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us.

We care.

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.